David Shames
David Shames is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle David Shames was paid — across 2 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- —
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 24
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 2
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
No buyer activity in this window.
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$33,557 | 7 |
| SERPA FOR TREASURER 2026 1487447 |
$1,018 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$59,888 | 15 |
| SERPA FOR TREASURER 2026 1487447 |
$1,018 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$77,049 | 21 |
| SERPA FOR TREASURER 2026 1487447 |
$1,018 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$86,183 | 23 |
| SERPA FOR TREASURER 2026 1487447 |
$1,018 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$86,183 | 23 |
| SERPA FOR TREASURER 2026 1487447 |
$1,018 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $9K | 2 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $9K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $6K | 2 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $15K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $11K | 4 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | Other / Unclassified 66% | $26K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $27K | 9 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 96% | Other / Unclassified 83% | $27K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $34K | 7 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | Other / Unclassified 47% | $61K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $60,961 | 16 | $4K | 85.0% | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 98% | 2mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $10,797 | 5 | $2K | 15.0% | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | 2mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $87,201 | 100.0% | 2 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-11 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | — | — | $8,949 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-02 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $8,822 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-09 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,915 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-01-06 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,443 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-06 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | — | — | $5,414 |
| Recent | 2026-05-11 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | — | TRS and OFC | $1,079 |